Proof James

Isnt Apostle Paul proof that Bishops today can ordaine Preists and other Bishops without the Pope’s approval?

As in, Paul personally sponsored Timothy as a Bishop, and Apollos also. And he did that without asking Peter or James, because he even said that he’s sending a certain church Timothy to be Bishop.

Roman Catholic Bishop Rifan ordaining a priest for the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney in 2006. The first imposition of hands during the ordination rite of the pre-1968, traditional Pontificále Románum, which is considered the matter of the sacrament of ordination.

A Roman Catholic ordination of a priest by a bishop, carried in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. Here seen is the third imposition of hands of the ordination rite according to the traditional, pre-1968 Pontificále Románum.

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Protestant Christianity

A Presbyterian ordinand making his ordination vows.In most Protestant churches, ordination to the pastoral office is the rite by which their various churches:

recognize and confirm that an individual has been called by God to ministry,
acknowledges that the individual has gone through a period of discernment and training related to this call, and
authorizes that individual to take on the office of ministry.
For the sake of authorization and church order, and not for reason of ‘powers’ or ‘ability’, individuals in most mainline Protestant churches must be ordained in order to preside at the sacraments (Baptism and Holy Communion), and to be installed as a called pastor of a congregation or parish.

Some Protestant traditions have additional offices of ministry to which persons can be ordained. For instance:
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a rite of ordination is performed to bestow either the Aaronic or Melchezidek Priesthood upon a worthy male member. As in the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions, great care is taken to assure that the candidate for priesthood is ordained by those with proper authority and ordained properly and validly; thorough records of priesthood ordination are kept by the church. Ordination to the office of priest in the Aaronic Priesthood renders unto the ordained the authority to

baptize converts and children over the age of 8 into the church
bless and administer the Sacrament (the Lord’s Supper)
participate in ordinations of others to the Aaronic Priesthood
collect Fast Offerings for the Bishop. (ordained Deacons and Teachers can also perform this)
Ordination to the Melchezidek Priesthood includes the authority to perform all the duties of the Aaronic priesthood, as well as ordain others to the office of priest, bless and anoint the sick with oil, bless and dedicate graves, and other such rites. There are five offices within the Melchezidek Priesthood to which one could potentially be ordained:

Elder
High Priest
Patriarch
Seventy
Apostle
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Judaism
Main articles: Semicha and Role of women in Judaism
Semicha Hebrew “leaning [of the hands]“), also semichut (Hebrew: “ordination”), or semicha lerabanim (Hebrew‎, “rabbinical ordination”) is derived from a Hebrew word which means to “rely on” or “to be authorized”. It generally refers to the ordination of a rabbi within Judaism.
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Buddhism

Novitiate Buddhist ordinationMain article: Vinaya
The tradition of the ordained monastic community (Sangha) began with Buddha, who established orders of monks and later of nuns.

The procedure of ordination in Buddhism is laid down in the Vinaya and Patimokkha or Pratimoksha scriptures. There exist three intact ordination lineages nowadays in which one can receive an ordination according to the Buddha’s teachings: Dharmaguptaka Lineage
Mulasarvastivadin Lineage
Theravada Lineage ..
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